Nov. 07, 2002 issue 10 Loquitur

Rendell wins

VINCE DEFRUSCJO NEWS EDITOR

In a landmark election, Ed Rendell has become Pennsylvania's 45th governor, and the first Philadelphian to be governor in 88 years.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher conceded the race shortly before 11 p.m. at a hotel in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Rendell, mayor of Philadelphia for eight years during the '90s, had long been the projected winner. The Philadelphia Daily News went so far as to declare the head1ine, "Ed Wins!," on their Wednesday, Oct. 30 front page.

Dr. Jim Hedtke, chair of the history and political science department, was not surprised at Rendell's win. Hedtke feels that Rendell will work hard to keep out-of-state college students in Pennsylvania.

"He has always spoken quite

openly about keeping Philadelphia college students in the area," Hedtke said. According to Hedtke, Rendell is a, "cheerleader for the state of Pennsylvania."

Hedtke said that Fisher has not helped himself with his. "Philly bashing."

"Keep your mouth shut about cheesesteaks," Hedtke said, referring to Fisher's campaign ads in which he claimed to prefer Pittsburgh-style sandwiches more. Hedtke said that Philadelphians would tum against Fisher for his comments.

According to Hedtke, Pennsylvanians have long seen Philadelphia as a money-sucking "appendage" to the state.

Hedtke mentioned a longstanding joke about Pennsylvania which says that, "Pennsylvania is Philadel-phia and Pittsburgh, surrounded by Pa-tucky."

Tunedout, turnedoff

Voter turnout rates among 18- to 24-year-olds in the United States have dropped by one-third since 1972.

Disaffected youth

Percent of 18- to 24-year-olds who say that Voting is a duty

9%

Voting is a responsibility

20% Votin,g is a right

31% Voting is a choice

34%

Politicians prefer to talk with older, wealthier ~C+z ill

Students, faculty question Drexel partnership

SHANNON KrNG FEATURES EDITOR

The $1 million a year partnership between Drexel University and Cabrini does not seem to be paying off, according to most faculty and students. In the first two months of the semester, the server has gone down numerous times causing headaches and added stress to the campus community.

Students are outraged by the fact that they cannot rely on Internet access when most teachers are now requiring homework to be emailed and often times, not accepting hard copies of assignments at all. In one instance, the Internet went down on a Friday

afternoon and did not come back up until Monday morning after classes had already begun.

Sopho~ore Kristy Jameson said, "It's horrible. I couldn't email my papers to my teachers and it was starting to affect my grades."

Lauren Kupniewski, help desk coordinator, worked for Drexel for three years before joining the Cabrini team. "We are a small group over here," she said. "We try our best to make sure that the problems are taken care of as soon as possible."

Precautions are being taken to prevent the server from being down so long in the future. As of Oct. 16, John McIntyre, director of information technology and

resources, indicated that the proxy server through which the Internet is accessed on campus had problems due to environmental issues that have now been addressed. He also noted that plans were in the works for a back-up server that would be invoked immediately if the server should ever fail.

The exact cause of the problem, however, is disputed among the campus community. Don Dempsey, chair of the graphic design department, questions the size of the network itself and wonders if campus needs have grown too _largefor the network to handle. "I think that Drexel inherited network problems that already existed," Dempsey said. "The graphic

design department alone takes up a lot of network space."

Music and video downloading in the dorms is also taking up a lot of network space. According to Kupniewski, the ITR department is looking into investing in software that can manage what part of the server is being used at what time to try to even out the usage.

Still some people have their doubts about the service that we are receiving. "Cabrini e-mail is useless. I used to use it last year, but I don't use it anymore," Jameson said. "I get messages extremely late and more than half of my messages never get sent. I get error messages back all the time."

Kupniewski agreed that the email problem is something that needs to be addressed, "Even at Drexel the e-mail issues are the same as we are facing here," she said. "But I think we are a lot better off with Drexel. We wouldn't be able to afford half of what we have without them."

Students can also be reassured that is now possible for the campus server to be monitored from off-campus so that any problem can be corrected immediately.

Senior Internet computing major Jim McCrea, said, "The system is getting better, but the reliability of the network is still horrible. You never know when it's going to go down."

MICHAf.LPEREZ/PHILADELPHIAINQUIRER

With fellow Democrats Chaka Fattah and Philadelphia's Mayor John Street by his side, former Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell celebrates his victory in Tuesday night's election. Rendell is the first Philadelphian elected governor of Pennsylvania since 1914.

Founder's lab move to library creates mixed reactions

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STAFFWRlTER

The computer lab on the first floor of Founder's Hall has been moved to the basement of Holy Spirit Library, and some questions are finally being answered.

Many students on campus wereconcerned that the computer lab being moved to the library was inconvenient and unnecessary. While talking to Dr. John Mdntyre, director of Information Technology • and Resources, be responded to the complaints voiced by many of the students.

"The reason that we moved the computer lab dates back to my first coming here a year and a half ago;' McIntyre said. It was decided for better hours of coverage that the library would be a better location for a general stu• dent computer lab. We have taken the first floor room for this term and turned it into a training room for a special administrative project."

A few people on campus knew of the relocation, but some students claimed to have known nothing about it, although there were signs post.ed around campus, and general e-mails sent out to faculty and students.

"I didn't realize they were moving the computer lab to the basement in the library. That doesn't seem too convenient." juniorBrookeMcGinnsaid.This wasthe response given by the majority of students who found out about the relocation. McIntyre said that if students have a problemwith using the computer lab in the basement library, thenthereareotherareas

of Founder's Hall that have specific rooms with computers.

"I think students were accustomed to [Founder's Hall], and also it was very convenient for running in and out of classes. But, I think the library is generally a central place. becausestudents are coming up from the residence halls," McIntyre said.

The computer lab in the library is going to be its perma~ oent spot, and if needed, aclditional computer tabs will be placed there also.

Some people see it as more than an inconvenienceto trek over to the library, but students can userooms108, 309, 359 and 370 in Founder's Hall when classes are not in session.

Aside from the group of people who are not happy with the computer lab being moved, there is a significantnumber who do not care one way or the other where it is because they have their own computers: desktops and laptops.

'1 don't usually use the computer labs, because I have a com• puter in my room. The location of the computer lab doesn't affect me at all," freshman Heather Penny said.

"What weare finding is•more and more students coming to school with computers, so the need for the lab is diminishing as time goes on,"McIntyre said. I think what \W will find happening within tM next few years is that more studentswill be coming to school with laptops. They will not be dependent on the computers we have here, but computers will always be in a number of classrooms."

Free campus newspaper program scrapped for cost

CHRISTINA PISELLI STAFF WRITER

Last year, free bundles of the New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer and USA Today were distributed in the resident halls for a trial period of four weeks. When the free trial program was over, an administrative decision was made not to continue providing the newspapers on campus.

David Carpenter, director of student life said, "The biggest stumbling block was cost. One department alone cannot absorb the cost. It is possible that if several departments came together as an entity to support the program that there would be available funding."

The Collegiate Readership Program, managed by USA Today, ran a free pilot program last spring. The program started on March 12 and ended on April 11, 2002. The New York Times, USA Today and The Philadelphia Inquirer were delivered each weekday morning to displays located in the apartment complex, New Residence Hall, Woodcrest and house two.

The purpose of the program was to measure student interest and readership habits. The stu• dcmts were s\ll'Veyed-on· the- first

day of the program and at the end of the four-week trial period. Quality Data Systems then tallied the results.

Of the 485 students participating in the pilot program, 31 percent took a newspaper each day and 87 percent believe that reading the newspaper is important to their education. Ninety-four percent prefer to get their newspapers from the residence halls and 95 percent of the students believe that the availability of newspapers, in the residence halls, would contribute to the habit of reading a newspaper on a regular basis.

Out of 128 students surveyed, 62 percent said they would be willing to pay an extra fee to continue having a selection of newspapers available Monday through Friday in the residence halls.

The cost of providing the newspapers would be approximately $10 per student, per semester. With 800 students residing on campus, the cost would be approximately $8,000 per semester. If the school were to charge the students for the availability of free newspapers, the cost would probably be added onto other fees, not tuition.

Dr. Richard Neville, vice president of student development, said that having the paper available on campus is a good idea. Neville

proposed the idea of selling the paper in the Bookstore or Food Court. and said he would look into those possibilities.

Kevin Grady, a senior, said, "It would be more convenient for the students if the newspaper was sold somewhere on campus. I don't think the students should be charged an extra fee to provide the paper. You should only be charged for the paper if you want it."

Bridget Dougherty, manager of the bookstore, said, "Students have come in and asked for the newspaper. However, speaking from past experience at Rosemont, where I threw out a stack of newspapers everyday, I really don't think it would be a good idea. If students are interested in pre-paying for the newspaper I will call and have them delivered to the bookstore to be picked up by the student."

Dr. Joseph Romano, professor of philosophy, said, "Newspapers are important because they help the students relate what they're doing in class with what's going on around them. It is helpful to be able to relate class discussions with contemporary events."

To date, over 160 colleges and universities are participating in The Collegiate Readership Program.

New professor fascinated with science

SAMA:'IITHA MCDEVITT GUEST WRITER

Dr. Chris Kule is a new member of-the Cabrini faculty in the biology department. He teaches general biology and general chemistry and later will be teac_hing biochemistry, biotechnology and endocrinology.

Kule has always been fascinated with science, biology being a particular interest of his. "It is fascinating how life works on all levels," Kule said.

Kule graduated from Penn State with a bachelor's of science in biology, and then went on to graduate school at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pa., receiving his degree in Cellular and Molecular Physiology. Then Kule went on to do his doctorate work and his post-doctoral research.

Kule's post-doctoral research was done at the Weis Center for Research/Geisinger Clinic.

During this time he was involved in cardiac research, where he studied interactions between certain hormones and receptor proteins and how they function.

Before Kule joined the staff at Cabrini he was a member of the staff at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa.

When asked why he decided to

come to Cabrini, he said, "I was looking for a college that emphasized commitment to students and excellence. Cabrini seems to embrace that philosophy." Kule also said that he was very impressed with the science department and he felt that it was a wonderful opportunity to be a part of Cabrini College.

It is the belief of this professor that he is where he is today because of his family, who has always·encouraged him in a lot of ways. They gave him the encouragement to pursue goals and keep in the right direction.

A piece of advice given by Kule is that you have to be appreciative and take care of family first. He said, "In the real world there are not a lot of people in your corner, but your family is always there. You should appreciate that."

When he is not teaching, Kule likes to do anything with the outdoors

"My students will be able to tell you, I am a big sports fan," he said. "I like to talk sports. I like to watch sports. I just like sports."

"Work hard, dedicate yourself and invest yourself in your work. Make it a part of you and set realistic goals," is a piece of advice from Kule to students of any major.

Cabrini strikes study abroad deal with an English university

RYAN NORRIS STAFF WRITER

Studying abroad can help a student gain more knowledge about a subject rather than hands-on experience. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Dr. Anne Rowbottom, a professor and Dr. Bill Campbell, the director of the center for human communication at Manchester Metropolitan University, spoke at Cabrini about studying abroad, specifically in Manchester, England.

"Culture is to humans as water is to fish," Rowbottom said, as she was explaining the benefits of studying abroad. "When you study abroad you understand yourself more, you get a different perspective of things, and you use theory and analysis more."

Rowbottom and Campbell just started speaking in America about this program this year. They got to Cabrini through Rowbottom 's connection with Dr. Leonard Primiano.

Even though one may be a senior, studying abroad may benefit seniors seeing that they usually have their requirements fulfilled, and they can also go for higher degrees by research, or a master's degree.

Manchester is an industrial city witl\ a .''.IJµfosjv~.~tud~t popqla-

tion." Manchester tends to have students from Europe and South East Asia, but they get students from all over. Their libraries may not be open as late as Cabrini's, but the pubs in Manchester can be open all night. , Studying abroad at Manchester University costs the same as it would to go to Cabrini. The students live in the halls of residence, which cost the same amount as it does to live here on campus.

These halls of residence have single rooms and the newest halls have one-suite bathrooms.

Each class is worth one unit, which is similar. to two credits here, and take six units per semester. The classes are based on pass o~ fail, and as long as one passes the credit is received. There are no grades at the end of the class, so there is also no grade point average.

There are also very few written examinations; the courses are mostly qualitative.

One can take courses during the fall semester or the spring, but there are no summer classes. In America there are have a lot of hands-on and practice with what we learn, and at Manchester "there is knowledge and there is understanding."

Dr. Nick Uliano, coordinator of

the Study Abroad Program here at Cabrini, also spoke on Tuesday. Cabrini has Study Abroad Programs throughout the world, and a majority of these come through Cabrini's agreement with Arcadia University.

The usual required GPA to study abroad is a 2.5. One of the newest locations that Cabrini will be offering to study abroad is Australia. Uliano said that hopefully one year from January, in 2004, one will be able to study in Australia for six months. One will spend two weeks out of these six months on a boat. A total of 15 credits will carry back and add on to credits here at Cabrini.

Uliano said that students should definitely sign up for studying abroad a year in advance, in order to get everything under control, and the best thing to do is to save money for spending. The main requirement that needs time is getting passports and official documentation.

Manchester, England is just one of the places that Cabrini offers to students who want to study abroad. Uliano said in the future Cabrini students will study abroad throughout the world m many different countries.

KATIEREtNGIN-K>TO£DITOR

Dr. Chris Kule is a new science professor on campus. He came to Cabrini because he felt that Cabrini embraces the philosophy that he was lookin&.for.

KATIE REING/PHOTO EDITOR

Dr.Anne Rowbottom and Dr. BillCampbell address the Career Development audience gathered in the Widener Center Lecture Hall on the issue of studying abroad in Manchester, England.

Campus clubs seek stlldent leadership

AMANDA SNOW STAFF WRITER

School clubs on campus this year are out there and waiting for ideas. Many of them have yet to get into the swing of things for one of two reasons: No adviser or lack of time and action.

Phi Sigma Iota, run through the Spanish department, is the International Foreign Language Honor Society. Activities that are sponsored by Phi Sigma Iota include conferences, films, field trips, speakers, and ethnic meals off campus.

"Students need to be a part of the Spanish classes and maintain an average of an A or B to get into the actual club and participate," Renee Di Pietro, president of Phi Sigma Iota, said.

This department offers a summer camp experience for future teachers. The camp is called Casa

Cabrini, where children, ages six to 12, are exposed to the Spanish language and the diverse cultures of the Spanish-speaking people. Casa Cabrini was established in 1995. Students pursuing teaching certification may receive credit for their field experience working at this camp.

The only solid plans any club has really made would be Phi Sigma Iota. They are going to sponsor a part of the Woodcrest workshop for Cabrini Day. There will be a Spanish poem read by Dr. Juan Carlos Jimenez, an assistant professor of Spanish here at Cabrini.

The Latino and Friends club is unsure of who will be its adviser. But since the Latino and Friends have merged with the Ethnic Student Alliance, they believe that Shirley Dixon from the department of education will be its adviser.

The club, however,did not start out as the Latino and Friends Association. No one is really sure of what the original name was. But they had their named changed about a year and a half ago by Nelsi Vasquez, now a Cabrini alumna.

The change was to make all feel welcome. "The Latino and Friends did not want to make anyone feel excluded," vice president Alyson Caro said. The problem now is that no one gets the fact that the Latino and Friends is open to all. Many still believe that it is an exclusive club for the Latino community. Because of the confusion, there has been talk about changing the name to "Latino Unidos."

These are not solid plans unless there tends to be more participation by others in the campus community.

The International club has not

The International Club is still making plans for the rest of this semester and next semester. There is a trip planned to New York City set for Nov. 23 really been able to make concrete plans yet, but they do have a couple of ideas.

There is a trip planned for New York on Nov. 23 to visit ground zero. "This trip would allow students to touch base with what is going on now that a year has past after the 9-11 event," Jenelle Battle, club member, said.

Ankur Makhita, the International club's president, said, "We rotate colleges to meet with various international clubs from other main line colleges once

a year in the fall. Then we meet again for another big party at the University of Pennsylvania towards the end of the year."

"The club is open to everyone," Makhita said.

Jennifer Marks Gold, the club's adviser, said, "This club has been around for years and I have been a part of it for nine of them. We started out small but I have had the pleasure of watching them grow through out the time I have been here."

Food campaign aims to open hearts

A:-.J'iE MARIE WHITE STAFF WRITER

The Annual Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Campaign is storming into Cabrini's campus with the determination to open everyone's hearts and educate their minds.

The Wolfington Community Outreach Center is working with Campus Ministry to launch several projects on Cabrini Day, Nov. 7, to get the campus involved in the two weeks leading up to Thanksgiving. The money raised from these fundraisers would be used towards the Kick-off Heifer Project, where a ·cow would be sent overseas to benefit a needy area.

It is the goal of the Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Campaign to "educate people about poverty and to motivate people to get involved so fewer people are hungry and living.in poverty," Dr~ Mary Laver, coordinator of com-

munity outreach and partnerships, said. The individual projects, such as the Campus Fast, Hunger Banquet and Arrest for Hunger, would prompt people to pay more attention to the conditions that people outside our visibility live under.

A popular and unique fundraiser to Cabrini is Arrest for Hunger, which is being organized by first year student Chris Friel. To participate in the Arrest for Hunger, people can issue arrest warrants for their friends or professors.

Those that have been "arrested" would write down the times that they can be "locked up" in the commuter lounge/mailroom lobby. When they are "locked up" they can make a call and ask for bail money. There will be three judges that will try the case. "Some people are worth a lot more, like the teachers, so they get to make more phone calls," Friel said.

"Community service is always

on my mind and it is one of my favorite things to do." Friel said.

The Campus Fast, organized by sophomores Ashlee Lensmyer and Stefanie Ciarrochi, is taking place Tuesday, Nov.19 and Thursday, Nov. 20.

"The symbolism of the Campus Fast is to remember the people who don't get to eat. You can feel their pain for a day," Lensmyer said. A person who volunteers to fast will be stepping into the shoes of a person who does not get something that so many take for granted, a necessity like food. Fasters will be allowed to drink liquids on their two-day fast. Lensmyer and Ciarrochi are consulting with Wood Dining Services to provide free drinks to those who participate.

Fasters may ask for sponsors to give an amount of 25 cents for every hour that one fasts. "We would love for faculty and more students to be involy_ed,"Ciarrochi said. "You don't need to be reli-

gious to get involved in this fundraiser or any other one." The Campus Fast will end with the Hunger Banquet.

All the money that is being raised will be used to buy 70 turkeys and extra furnishings to: give to less fortunate families of the Our Lady of Hope Parish in North Philadelphia, donate food to a soup kitchen in Saint John's Church in Norristown and the Kick-off Heifer Project.

The Kick-Off Heifer project would use a portion of the money raised from the Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Campaign to buy a female cow and send it either to Afghanistan or Swaziland, where the Cabrini Mission Corps have reportedly needed one. The purpose of buying a cow for these places essentially means the survival or death of the community. "The shipment of a cow expands the capacity of the commuajty to ~upport _a!1c! empower themselves," Laver said.

The head of the Kick-off Heifer Project, Renee Di Pietro said, "We would send over a pregnant cow to poor families that can't feed themselves. The cow can present completely new lifestyles. It can help the whole community. The milk can be sold. The cow can reproduce. It can plow the fields that the people couldn't fertilize well before." The difference between continued poverty and renewed vigor in the future all goes down to the gift of a cow from Cabrini College.

The Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Campaign strives to open everyone's eyes through direct service and social change. Direct service is about being involved in soup kitchens and participating in the Campus Fast and Hunger Banquet. Social change is when lives are positively altered and everyone passes on the cycle of kindness.

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Renovated Planetarium offers richer experience

SHARVON URBANNAVAGE MANAGINGEDITOR

The Fels Planetarium at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pa., reopened its doors on Oct. 25 to upgrade multimedia technology offering visitoi:s a richer experience of what lies beyond the night sky.

Replacing the original dome built in 1933, which weighed more than 40,000 pounds, the planetarium now features a new premium seamless dome, which is the first of its kind in the United States. Additional upgrades include enhanced video 'projection and super-fidelity systems, theater

Student actor gets ready to 'get.girl'

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extended family," McNamee said. "I saw [the planetarium] a long time ago, but not recently."

The Fels Planetarium is currently showing three different features throughout their daily showtimes. "Wonders of the Universe" allow viewers to "peer deep into space through the eyes of the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope, and travel back billions of years to witness the birth of the universe."

When asked if she enjoyed seeing "Wonders of the Universe" in the upgraded planetarium, Debbie Tierno, of southern New Jersey, immediately said "yes."

"This is my first time coming here," Tierno said while exiting

When asked to name proudest moments, some people remember their football victories, or their first car,their college acceptance, but for sophomore John Holloway it is performing on stage. Leading this year's fall production of "Boy Gets Girl," Holloway considers this experience just the beginning of pursuing his dream. "If there's one thing everybody gets when they're born, mine was acting;' Holloway said.

Ho1Joway will be starring as Tony in this year's fall production and admits that, at first, he was reluctant about playing the role. "It doesn't fit my personality," Holloway said. ''Neal saw my potential, and I was honored to be given the challenge."

"He is 100 percent pure actor," said Neal Newman, theater director. Holloway said that he has always felt that his directors have given him the most response. "If I took anything seriously, it was acting," Holloway said.

Since the age of five, Holloway said that he has always made people laugh. "I loved being the center of attention;' he said. His inspiration came from "every movie, every show, every book, every play; everything."

Holloway has been in high school shows but said, "I'm beginning my dream right now

and doing what I need to do in order to achieve it." Holloway has always enjoyed the bright lights of the stage and no matter where it is that he is doing a show be loves the mere thrill of it all.

This year's fall production, "Boy Gets Girl," opens on Thursday, Nov. 14. ''The character ofTony is difficult because he can't handle his own fears. He's trapped inside himself," Hollowaysaid. "I get shivers after rehearsing scenes. It's exciting to know I've achieved such depth."

Senior Kit Dewey will be playing opposite Holloway. Dewey and Holloway were both involved in last year's spring musical production, "Two Gentlemen of Verona." Dewey enjoys working with Holloway both on- and off-stage. "He's a Jot

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controls, lighting systems, carpeting and theater seating.

the planetarium with her children, Marissa and Patrick.

"We come here about two or three times a year," John McNamee, of Berwyn, Pa., said as he waited in line with his wife and daughter at the planetarium on Sunday, Oct. 27. "It's a tradition for our family to visit the Franklin Institute. We come with both immediate family as well as sky."

Other shows in the planetarium include "Oasis in Space," giving visitors an opportunity to "journey through our solar system and beyond," and also "The Sky Tonight," which is a "celestial nature walk through the night

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of fun to work with and dedicated to what he does," Dewey said.

Holloway urges everyone to come and see the show, which '-viiibe performed in the theater. From Tony's viewpoint the audience will learn that "men are vie~ tims and ifs hard to read women," Holloway said. "The play in itself will show you that even the most normal people can tum on you and turn out to be not so normal;' Holloway said. "Something so insignificant can tum into a threat in the blink of an eye. It will make you think."

Newman sees a very promising future in Holloway. "He c9mes to life on stage and will probably live his entire life on stage."

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Visitors of the Fel's Planetarium take their seats to appreciate the new renovations made to the popular attraction at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.

TNf J'HOTO(;tVIPHEk Klt Dewey and john Holloway run through their lines as they practice a scene in "Soy Gets Girl," the theater's fall play. Holloway plays Tony,thr male lead in the show.

Writing center extends service beyond Mansion

SHARVON URBANNAVAGE MANAGINGEDITOR

The Rough Writers of Cabrini are now offering their services in the library and dormitories to anyone in the community who wishes to schedule a consultation.

"At the present time, we do not see many students," Dr. Ted Blaisdell, the writing center coordinator, said. "So we wanted to put ourselves in 'harms way."'

The present "home" of the writing center is in rooms 32, 33 and 34 of the Mansion.

"Students come to us as professionals," Blaisdell said. "They sometimes write about very personal information. If necessary, we can move to one of the private rooms."

This level of privacy is accompanied by an expectancy of confidentiality between writers who seek advice and those who are tutoring.

Peer tutors are required to submit two letters of recommendation to express the applicant's compositional skills as well as their character.

"We want to know that the [applicant] is responsible," Blaisdell said. "This can be a very intimate situation, when you are discussing personal topics in a close setting. We don't want someone who will be 'hitting-on' people."

Extending services beyond the

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night that you had not the one your friends tell stories about."

Mansion provides a less intimate situation for those who seek assistance. The Rough Writers offer help with research papers, creative writing, personal writing as well as any piece of work a student, or even faculty member, wishes to have read.

"We do not 'fix' papers. Rather we show them how to fix it themselves," Blaisdell said. The purpose of the writing center services is to assist writers to build up their compositional "chops."

"You can't do my exercise for me," Blaisdell said, offering an analogy of their services. "If I wanted to build my muscles, I would have to go to the gym myself. You wouldn't be able to do it for me. You could show me, but I would still have to do it myself."

"What we do is 'diagnostic reading.' The idea is to start recognizing patterns," he said. "I focus more on technical writing, where Rachel is better with creative writing, such as poetry." Rachel Slaughter is a specialist in the writing center who works with Blaisdell to assist students.

"We will see anyone in the community at any time in the writing process," he said. "It's best to set up sequential appointments in order to work on successive rough drafts. We want students to have something to be proud of."

Anyone interested in a consultation can go to hours at any location.

WritingCenterHours

Mansion,room32:

Monday 10a.m.- 6 p.m.

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Steve Hofstetter, a 2002 graduate of Columbia University, knows aU about how awesome the college life can be. To him, college is all about " figuring out what matters to you, not sweating the small stuff and being able to go out with your buddies and get a plate of cheese fries at 3 a.m.," plus having tons of fun along the way.

Lucky for Hofstetter, he found a way to record some of his college memories and make some money off of them.

In his first book, "Student Body Shots: A Sarcastic Look at the Best 4-6 Years of Your Life:' Hofstetter includes various com-

Steve Hofstetter, a 2002 graduate of Columbia Univeristy,hu written a book and continues to write several columns. he got the idea for the book from a column he writes for Collegehumor.com. Titled "Observational Humor," this column pokes fun at numerous topics, action flicks, stupid people, you name it and it is written about

Hofstetter claims that the column began as an e-mail to friends and "a few months later Collegehumor.com began running the column, and I went from 100 subscribers to 2,500." If "Observational Humor" is any indication of how entertaining "Student Body Shots'' wiJl be. this book will be a best seller for college kids.

Steve Hofstetter

mentaries on topics that range from orientation and food to hooking up and RAs, each in its own hysterical way. He says that

Although Hofstetter does talk a lot about drinking in his book, he wants to be sure that no one thinks that he advocates underage drinking. While he knows it happens, he reminds people that no matter how good of a time you are having "when you wake up tomorrow you want to be the telling the stories about the crazy

Aside from his new book and column, Hofstetter also freelances for ESPN magazine and Maxim. When asked how he likes writing for such big-name magazines, he replied, "I know I'm reaching a wider audience, and that's fun, because I have a chance to impact more people." However, Hofstetter could never choose writing for a magazine over his own creative work. "1 love both for different reasons. If someone put a gun to my head and told me to choose, I'd laugh at them for threatening to shoot me for such a silly reason."

Hofstetter sites Dave Barry, his brother, Adam, Jerry Seinfeld and Jackie Robinson as his major influences throughout his life, "obviously each for their own reasons." Also, sports played a big role in his life, culminating at the beginning of his writing career with an internship for hockey writer, Stan Fischler. Hofstetter believes that being part of a team is a great experience to have and the bond formed with teammates is like no other.

From books to magazines to the Internet, Hofstetter has done it all. When asked what is next, he does not give a definitive answ~r. Maybe another book, more things for his column and more freelance writing for magazines. The only reply Hofstetter gives is to "stay tuned."

"If someone put a gun to my head and told me to choose, I'd laugh at them for threatening to shoot me for such a silly reason."

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HEATHER DILALLA STAFF WRITER

Get ready to be hypnotized when Michael C. Anthony comes to Cabrini on Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. in the Grace Hall Atrium. Some may even recognize him from his Jan. 7, 2002 appearance on the Ananda Lewis Show.

On the show he was able to cure six different women of their phobias. Some of them included spiders, heights, snakes, costume puppet people, frogs and fur. The audience and Ananda were convinced of his abilities when the woman who was afraid of snakes fearlessly allowed one to slither through her fingers.

"It is really going to be a great event to attend. Michael Anthony is becoming more and more popular. I am surprised we even got him to come here," junior Jeff Sy said.

Hypnosis is best described as a state of focused attention when surroundings become less important. It is not a sleep state, just incredibly deep relaxation. People are always aware of what is going on outside of them.

Sophomore Jamie Lewis claims that she has been hypnotized several times, but the time it was most effective

was at orientation her freshman year here at Cabrini.

"I didn't believe in hypnosis at first until orientation here, when we all went to see the hypnotist. I was one of the many chosen to go up on stage. I remember beginning to take my clothes off because the guy kept telling me I was really hot. Then he snapped me out of it and I still felt warm so I continued to fan myself in order to cool down. It was amazing," Lewis said.

Everyone can be hypnotized; in fact most people do it themselves. For instance when a person becomes deeply absorbed in a book or a movie, they tend to block out everything around them. Also, when driving a car by yourself for a long period of time, people tend to block out other cars and sometimes even pedestrians.

"Driving home from school once, I was really in deep thought. I was driving through a small elementary school when the crossing guard came out to stop traffic. I continued to drive, I snapped out of it at the last second realizing that I had to stop," senior Rita Horning said.

Wary on hypnosis, freshman Dana Malmstrom said, "I have never been hypnotized. It doesn't look like something I would enjoy. Everyone I have ever witnessed being

hypnotized appears to fake it."

Anthony has hypnotized over 15,000 people at various colleges including Lynchburg College, Va., University of Akron, Ohio, and St. Vincent College, Pa. Anthony was able to identify people's phone numbers, addresses and social security numbers just by studying the person.

All of these schools agree he is the

best and people just can't stop talking about him.

Cabrini Day speaker brings th·eworld into·focus

MARY ADAM STAFF WRITER

Cabrini Day is a traditional day, in which there are no classes, and speakers come in from all over the world to speak about different topics. Extra credit is available. to students depending on a specific teacher's policies. This year Cabrini Day will be on Nov. 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m

One of the speakers this year is Dr. Jean F. Mauch. Mouch is a Medical Mission Sister, who will be speaking on globalization and health. Mouch has worked as a general practitioner in Ghana, West Africa, Ethiopia and Northeast Africa. MMS are an international community of Catholic Sisters who are willing to do numerous things

for, not only the community, but also the world and people. From Mouch's experience, and that of other MMS, her presentation will explain the impact of Globalization practices, whether they are life-giving or not, and will give the experiences from the point of view oflocal health services in different countries. Globalization has a negative tone today, for example the AIDS epidemic and the huge gap between the poorest countries and wealthy countries. From Mouch's point of view, however, she will show the postiive side of healthcare and emergency services.

For nine years Mouch served as the District Medical Officer of Health for the Berekum-Jaman District in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana where she helped to develop district health services into a Primary Health

Is someone messing with your mind! Come out to Grace Hall on Nov. 13, to find out if you can be hypnotized. MichaelAnthony will do his best to put you under his spell.

Care system. Mouch also works with Project H.O.PE. (Homeless Outreach Program Enrichment), Health Advocates for Youth and the Working Group for Youth Development.

There will be numerous other speakers in addition to Mouch. Maureen Heffern Ponicki, from American Friends Service Committee, will speak on democratizing the global economy. Dr. Clara Haignere, from the Public Health Department at Temple University, will speak on food and global priorities and Lenore Palladino will present the topic of "United Students Against Sweatshops." Cabrini Day will also feature "World Poetries," which will be a reading by Cabrini students and faculty about encountering the "Border Experience."

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MELISSA DIPlETRANTONIO STAFF WRITER

The disc jockeys at Cabrini's radio station, WYBF FM, The Burn, find being a DJ a wonderful experience. Many have their own shows and find it a thrill.

Sophomore Craig Vagell began working for WYBF his freshman year, but before he had his own slot he was told that he had to take a test and go through a six-week training session. Fortunately, Vagell only had to undergo two weeks of training because he had prior experience.

By his first semester of his freshman year he had his own show on Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon. "It was an adrenaline rush knowing that there were people listening on the other end."

Vagell became interested in becoming a member of the executive staff, either production manager or being in charge of the station in general.

Because of his commitment and interest, and an essay he wrote, Vagell is currently the production manager for The Burn and has his own specialty show. "I picked my own format on how I want my radio show to be, so I usually play old school rap, punk rock and Q102 style."

In addition to having his own show, he also does promotions for the Campus Activities and Programming Board, Student Activities and the radio station itself, as well as public service announcements.

"When Web-casting went up this year, it was the biggest thrill of my life," Vagell said. He was the first DJ to web cast live on WYBF. Now Cabrini's DJ's can be heard worldwide.

Vagell is known to some as the voice of Cabrini College.

Junior Kit Dewey truly enjoys being a DJ and finds being on the radio relaxing. She feels more comfortable speaking to people now and improvising since there is no script.

Dewey finds being a DJ very useful for improving her public speaking skills. "You may be alone in a little room, you can't really see the audience, but it's still going out to them. You still have all these people listening, so you have to be comfortable on the microphone."

Dewey enjoys being the promotions director of WYBF. She makes appearances in the cafeteria and the food court. Sometimes the station gives away t-shirts and CDs. She also organizes promotional ideas for the station. Right now, if you buy a pin from the radio station for a dollar, you will receive a free soda every Tuesday in the food court. WYBF is also giving away free Playstation and XBox games.

Dewey said being a DJ is "great for someone who wants to go into promotions or marketing."

Sophomore Dave Ehrlich has two radio shows. He considers one of his shows "the fun one" because a planning session an hour before the show allows him to invite anyone to be on it. "Basically I can do whatever I want. We usually goof off for two hours and play metal."

Ehrlich has a friend who has good connections with local bands. Next year they plan on having a local music show with some locals as guests, including the band

ABOVE: KhalifWatkins sits back and prepares for his next on-air segment.

The DJ's for 89.1 WYBFThe Bum have learned valuable lessons in radio broadcasting while having fun and adding meat to their resumes. Whether students are inviting local bands to play during thl!ir show or talking about sports with buddies, being a part of the radio station, according to the general concensus, is a great time.

RIGHT: Spores director Derick Colonello, hosts his spores call-in show, Sports Source, while Anthony D'Aleo, left, and Mark Tripolitsiotis, right, join in the conversation.

"Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates."

Shaky server disrupts learning environment

What would you do with $1 million? Perhaps shaky server has disrupted the learning experi- is not an at-risk college that cannot afford the college would take a back seat to loose spending ence for students and the teaching of teachers. necessary tools to provide an education. When and luxurious vacations. Maybe the money When the Internet is down, it is the equivalent of the server goes down four weeks in a row, it is would be invested to gain interest and be put to no chalk and no textbooks in the classroom. like a professor skipping days of work unanuse later in life. Or, if you wanted to be the most Of course, it is only fair to understandthat with nouncedover four weeks. How long would it take popular kid on campus, you could pay Drexel the an upgrade in technology as huge as Cabrini's for that professorto be fired? How long will it take small fortune so Cabrini could receive the miss- recent renovations, bugs will pop up. But when for Cabrini to either figure the situation out or ing half of the $1 million technology contract will it be over? The server stilJgoes down regu- drop Drexel as a partner? once and for all. larly and no solution seems to be in sight. Until the bugs are worked out and the perUnder the contract now, students are depend- Despite the problems and lack of solution, the formance of the server satisfies the $1 million 1 ing on an undependablenetwork server and the college's mission statement still boasts a wirecollege is not getting what it is paying tor. The less campus. The equipment shows that we are partnership with Drexel costs Cabrini $1 million a technologically savvy college. The performper year, but the network crashes so often that ance of the equipment proves otherwise. What it's hard not to question if the deal is worth the good is it if it does not work? A college cannot be

contract, the students should be informed of the problems. The administration and the department of information and technology resources should identity the problems publicly so students understandthe measures being taken to fix the money. run like this. The current server is not secure or problems.Nothing is worse than having students

The Internet is an essential educational tool reliable and it has to change. misunderstanda situation and aimlessly wonder that Cabrini is depriving its students of. The Cabrini is not suffering from a lack of funds. It when improvementswill be made

Was it a good idea to move the computer lab from Founder's Hall to the library basement?

Jerome Zurek

Adam, Heather DiLalla, Melissa DiPietrantonio, Jana Fagotti, Andrew Findlay, Kelly Finlan, Jaclyn Freese, Lmren Gatto, Rosemarie Gonzalez, Jamie Knobler, Cristin Marcy, Antonio Masone, Lauren Mineo, Stephanie Moritz, Kendall Neil, Ryan Norris, Jermaine O'Neil, Gina Peracchia, Christina Piselli, Amanda Snow, Anne Marie White

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I think it's horri- It's a bad idea, I don't like it It's all good. I like ble. Having it in because the because it's the library. the same place as library closes at spooky down your classes is a 1030 and there and the good idea. Founder's Hall is hours are messed open all the time. up.

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Food service leaves a lot to be desired

MARYADAM STAFFWRITER

My favorite part of this campus is walking around that VERY blind "blind comer" on my way to lunch and getting a waft of the lovely meal that awaits me inside the cafeteria. doors. Mmm ... doesn't it smell good? I know you all know exactly what I'm talking about. The combination odor of "food", smoke, garbage, and what can only be described as a baby's two-week old dirty diaper. Gee, now I'm ready to eat!

But wait, it only gets better. After nearly passing out from the smell that pierces my nose, I get to walk around "the corner" (not that driving through there is any better with all the potholes and the dip that rips out the bottom of my

brand new car every time I drive by). You know, the one that should have a stand on either side of it that sells life insurance. There has to be something done about that corner. It's ridiculous. I feel safe walking from New Residence Hall to the apartments and back at 3:30 in the morning, but I don't feel safe walking around that corner. How does that make sense?

Somehow it still keeps getting better. After all of the suffering just walking to the cafeteria, I've certainly work up an appetite. I get to the door, get my card swiped, put my keys down at our "softball" table, where usually the only good thing that comes out of the day is the people that are sitting at that table during my arrival, and I walk up to get my food. Hmm what do I want to eat today? Well, I had a cheeseburger yesterday, grilled cheese the day before, pizza the day before that, and pasta the day before that. Oooh yeah! NOW I

remember! That's all there is to eat at our cafeteria! The same chewy food every single day that can be so appetizing that it makes my stomach turn. We pay plenty of money for our meal plans, why can't we get a decent· meal out of it? Is it really all that much to ask?

I go to classes, play softball, and work almost 30 hours every week. And I'm sure I'm not the only one that has this problem. Any athlete, member of a club, person with a job or something like that has to un.,derstandwhere I am about to come from. Because I am always at work or softball practice, I usually can't make cafeteria hours to eat. Especially in softball season because our games don't end until after the cafeteria is closed. So quite often I am forced to eat at the Wig Warn. Their "meal of the day" is never anything really good that I want. When is the last time you saw a chicken finger wrap on the menu

for meal exchange of the day? I have never seen it. Majority of the time, their special is a cheeseburger, fries, and a soda." I might as well go to the cafeteria; at least there I can eat as many as I want!

No, I want the stinking chicken finger wrap. So I decide to live dangerously and go with the wrap. I, of course, ALWAYS say yes to the "pickle and chips" question! The wrap will only fill me up so much you know. I get my soda and wait in line. My palms get sweaty, I start to breath hard. "Why'' you ask? I'm hoping that my response to the question "flex what you over?" isn't the end of the Wig Warn for me. They should provide us more money for a meal exchange. It's already bad enough that when I eat dinner there, I don't even get filled up! I'll get hungry 10 minutes after I eat there because their meals are like snacks to me.

Lizzy Charlick, a first-year stu-

dent and resident, said, "On a day off people don't wake up until l pm. Naturally when you wake up you 're hungry, so you think 'the Wig Warn is open, I'll go there!' So I walked up to the huge hill in the rain to the Wig Warn only to find out that it's Columbus Day! It's closed! People do still live here. So then I had to wait until 5 pm to go to the cafeteria." Well duh Lizzy! Didn't y~u know Columbus Day is a VERY important holiday? So important that the places we pay money to eat at are closed! I can understand Thanksgiving, but Columbus Day? Come on! Lizzy is right. People DO still live here. We pay a ridiculous amount of money to go to this school. These stupid little problems should not be happening and something needs to be done about them.

Suburban campus forgets about diversity

WHITE STAFFWRITERS

So where are you from? How many times have you heard this question? We have heard this since the time we set foot on this campus. People tend to think that we were born outside of the U. S. just because we have New York accents. When we are in New York, we never question why anyone else would sound different. Why does this intrigue our peers?

Just because we look and talk differently compared to the majority of people at Cabrini, doesn't mean that we don't fit your definition of an American. From our understanding an American is defined to be someone that is born in the United States. We believe that we represent America more because we represent a multitude of nationalities in the fact that we can speak two languages.

Cabrini sure hasn't had an open mind about the various ethnicities that we are surrounded by. Everything is always a "black

and white"

issue. Even though Cabrini is not that diverse, there are people of other backgrounds, such as Asians and Hispanics that do go to class with an of you black and white kids. It is hard for us to not be perceived as individuals. We are not black or white and we are fed up with the fact that we are not even recognized in casual or intellectual conversations.

In one of our classes, the phrases, "Oh, I had African-American friends in high school," and "I hung out with white people," came up. We both come from multi-ethnic neighborhoods and we find that this comment is very disturbing and shallow. Saying that you have had black friends doesn't reflect anything about you or your experience with diversity. It sounds like you're trying to make an excuse just to say that you do associate with people who are different from you.

In coming from New York City, we do have the advantage of associating ourseives with people who are of different religions and cultures. We have·grown up and gone to school with a wide array of people who have a multitude of ideas and opinions. We have a better understanding of Eastern customs, the suffrage of third world country

citizens, and the political and social reasons for which people come to this country. Some of the stories that we have heard come from friends that have had experiences in these areas.

We have observed that there are a lot of stereotypes geared towards the treatment of women and immigrants in countries that Cabrini people have not heard of. On cam• pus, people seem to be blinded by anything that occurs outside of this "bubble." Women are forced into prostitution at young ages in order to support families or the community "businesses." Incest occurs often, but in our American society, we say, "Ew" (or as we say in New York, "Ill"), to this idea. In other countries it is considered normal, but still kept under covers. The practice of female circumcision and the inequality of education are situations that we have also heard of.

People emigrate from their countries in order to live a better life, to be able to provide for family members that stay behind in the mother country, and to feel welcomed for who they are, regardless of social or economic status. They flee their homes because their land is being taken away from their government, making them feel unsafe.

Some do not have homes or food to feed their children with. They have also succumbed to diseases that they have no control over because they don't have the money or access to medicine.

Sometimes we feel disconnected from the world because we don't have the chance to watch the news all of the time. What should Cabrini do about this? How can we be open to diversity if our student body- is not exposed to aJl of the different ethnicities on campus? We should all take advantage of what college is about. Instead of being a "suitcase campus," we should embrace club activities that welcome everyone and not just a specific group. Maybe if more people made an effort to attend these events then they would be able to identify with the person they thought they could never get to know.

You're keeping yourself in the closet if you don't approach people who are different. College is supposed to be about reaching towards things, situations, and persons that broaden your view of the world. Only then can you benefit from the full college experience.

Flakey internet hampers students

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I find it unbelievably frustrating when I am trying to write a research paper using the Internet, and all of a sudden- BOOM! The server goes down. This is not just something that happens once in a while. No, no it happens at least twice a week, and Instant Messenger kicks me off everyday.

We depend on our college to provide a good, reliable Internet

service. It is not just me who feels this way. I could give you a large list of people who agree. I am in the midst of chatting with my sister, who I do not get to see very often, or having a good conversation with an old high school friend, and I am forced to sign off. This may sound trivial to someone who is not an avid Internet user, but most people I know are constantly signed on their Instant Messenger accounts with an away message posted.

And another thing! Many Cabrini teachers rely on the Internet as a means of receiving

students' papers and homework. How are we supposed to send them our papers if we can't get online? How are we supposed to take the posted quizzes ifwe can't get online? And what if we have a question to ask and we don't have their numbers?

Not only does the server constantly go down, but when we actually do have it, it is incredibly slow. I've been to a few different colleges and spoke to a few different people and it seems as if Cabrini is the only school with this problem. It took me 25 minutes to send one e-mail the other day! If

Internships make the difference

5:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. every weekday morning.

LAUREN MINEO STAFF WRlTER

As college students, we always hear about how internships are the key. Well let me tell you, I was not one to believe that. I thought that by getting an internship, at best, I could see what goes on in my anticipated career.

From what I had heard of internships in the radio business, my major, I was not enthused, to say the least. The idea that I had planted in my head of a radio internship consisted of volunteering my time to do whatever the radio station did not feel like doing themselves.

It was the grunt work. It was the handing out of stacks upon stacks of bumper stickers. It was getting coffee. It was being the despised "gopher."

I knew that I had to try my hand at an internship because I was not sure that I wanted to pursue that certain career path. I knew that I would not get paid, but herein lies the importance of simultaneously holding a job.

I interviewed with the station and was given a summer internship. Frankly, for the next two-and-a-half months, I worked my butt off. I came into the station from

At times, I did play the "gopher" role, but not nearly as often as I had anticipated Just as I had heard all of those teachers and career development speakers say, "Get internships because they make the difference," I began to say it as well.

When the time had run out at my internship, they asked me to stay. I stayed for another month. still without pay. I wanted to show them that I was dedicated to them and to the station. I was hired in the end of September as a promotions assistant.

However, l now workfor two radio stations, in both as a promotions assistant. Everything leads to something bigger. My newest job is leading to another facet of the business that I am eager to enter. The wheels can never stop turning.

I think to myself now, "If I had not partaken of an internship, I would not have a job that I love to go to every day.'' This job is the beginning of what I have come to realize is the rest ofmy life.

If there is a chance to have an internship, take it. It can even count as credit hours toward a major. The possibilities of what an internship can lead to are endless. I never thought that I would be one to say this, but take my word for it because it happened to me.

that's not slow, I don't know what is.

It is supposed to be something like IO times faster this year, but it seems to be 10 times slower. I used to be able to download a song in less than 30 seconds. Now it takes quite a few minutes, if it even works.

We have received a number of broadcast messages from the information technology and resources department telling us the network is down. Oh, thanks a lot, as if we didn't already know that! I don't know why they waste their time sending out obvious

messages, when they should be using that time to fix whatever the problem is.

No one has any time for the Internet to be unavailable. As college students, we have very busy, hectic lives. We have a massive amount of homework and assignments to do, and when we need to use the Internet, we need to use the Internet!

The people in the ITR department need to figure out and fix this problem immediately. We do not have the time to deal with this nonsense.

MARCY

Say one thing and mean another. Say one thing and do another. Say one thing and act on another. Have you ever encountered a "shady person?" If you live on this campus you probably have.

If you are scratching your head wondering what a shady person is, I will tell you. A person can be categorized shady for a couple different reasons. First of all, a shady person will tell you one thing and then they deliberately do the opposite of their word, they are basically being a straight out liar and being proud of it. Another characteristic of a shady person would be talking about people behind their back and being sweet to their face. I do not mean talk; I mean trash talk and mudslinging all over the place.

I think the worst distinguishing point between a "normal" person and a "shady person" is the way they act around certain people. I hate when people change their colors around different crowds. For example, people may act unusual around the soccer or lacrosse teams. Maybe they would not talk as they walk by or ask them to buy something that they are selling as a fundraiser. Really! Who cares what sport

they play, people need to just be themselves.

The most horrible part is when people or even worst when students in powerful positions are shady. Let's just take a hypothetical situation. Say a RA decided to drink, and by drink I do not mean Pepsi, with you one night and everything went fine. Everyone was quiet and stayed out of trouble. Nothing bad could have possibly gone wrong. Things were cool and nothing was ever said after that. Until one night that same RA suspected that you may be drinking that night and not only warns but threatens you not to drink. This person just drank with you.

Does this sound like a hypocrite? I think so. Would you have any respect for this RA? No way, due to the fact this person is shady. Hypocrites would definitely fall under the shady column.

As we all know this school is small and gossip and the truth get around. Therefore, your actions whether they are true or false can also be shady. I am not telling you what to do, but shady people may talk trash and change your story or the truth. SO BEWARE! Shady people are all over the place.

Who just wants to walk on eggshells all the time? Take some advice, Just be straight with others and do not talk in circles. Be yourself, Who cares what others think. Speak the truth and stop being shady.

Beware: shady people are everywhere

CRISTIN

STAFF WRITER

Athlete Profile

Heather Tu on life and sports

Name: Heather Tu

Sport you play: I play softbaJl and tennis for Cabrini.

Year:Senior

Major: Educational Studies

HomeTown: Trevose, PA

High school: Bensalem High School

How long have you played: I have been playing tennis for 6 years, and softball for 13 years.

How or why did you start: I started to play tennis in high school so that I could do something with my time. Turns out it is a great sport.

Favoritetype of racket: I use a Prince.

Yourrecord: I play doubles for Cabrini our overall record was 8-3

Teamrecord: 14-3

Personalgoal of the season: My goal for this year was to get all of my first serves in.

Teamgoal for the season~ Our team goal was to come in first in the conference.

FavoriteCabrinimemory: I have so many memories here. I would have to say hanging out with my friends; there is never a du11moment.

Favoritefood: My favorite food is an egg and cheese sandwich.

Favoritecandy:Kit Kats

Wigwamor caf: The caf is good for breakfast and lunch only.

What do you want to do after graduation: I plan to move to Hoboken and teach in New Jersey.

Best song: AngeCby Sarah McLachlan

If you had to be deserted,wherewouldit be: St Thomas

Family: I Brother, 2 sisters, Mom and Dad, and my dog Diamond.

Living arrangementson campus: Apartments

Favoritequote: "Enjoy the little things in life, if you wait forthe big things, you'll be waiting a long time."

Advice for y()ungerteam memben: Cherish the moments that you have. It'll all be over by the time you know it

Senior educational studiesmajor HeatherTu playsboth softballandtennis for Cabrini.

CRISTfN MARC\' STAFFWRITER

Lady Cavs play with high spirits

KEXDALL NEIL STAFF WRITER

The Lady Cavs made a promise to each other to keep each other's spirits up and to never give up during their match last Thursday against the five-time defending Pennsylvania Athletic Conference champions, Eastern University.

The Lady Cavs kept it close despite losing the first game 3020, proving to themselves that they had the ability to beat Eastern. However, going into the second game, senior Teresa Holland felt as though the nerves from the first game came back to haunt them in the second game.

Eastern won the second game 30-8.

"That second loss set the pace for the last game. It's hard to come back from being down 2-0, especially against a team as talented as Eastern," Holland said. Eastern defeated the Lady Cavs in the third game, 30-12.

Eastern remains undefeated in the PAC.

The loss brings the Lady Cavs overall record to 8-13 and 2-7 in the PAC.

Holland said that the team is proud that they managed to stick with the number one league. "We started out nervous, but we were able to bring it together in the end. Alissa Smith showed strong leadership throughout the match," Holland said.

The Lady Cavs received help defensively with big blocks by Kristen Boone and Amanda White.

"We all went into the game pumped and psyched that we would come out on top. We played well as a team·,but I think we got down on ourselves after the first match," White said.

The Lady Cavs had a slow start in the second game and were never able to fully regain the momentum from the first game. "We got really heady and stopped communicating. Once we reached that level, it_was downhill," Holland said.

The first match did give the Lady Cavs confidence for its next

ANTONIO MASONE

STAFF WRITER

The cross-country team wrapped up a disappointing 2002 season with its final meets, the Cabrini invitational on Sat Oct. 26, and the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference championship on Nov 2.

The Cavs' hosted the Cabrini Invitational, which took place at the Belmont Plateau in nearby Philadelphia. The seven mens' teams that participated in the yearly event were the College of Misercordia, Gloucester County College, Wesley College, Albtight

College, Marywood College. Valley Forge Military Academy and Williamson Trade School.

The Cabrini men had a team score of 175 that placed them seven out of the eight teams that competed. Sophomore communications major Shaun Smith felt that overall the team ran· pretty we11 and finished better then expected. Smith said, "I ran my fastest time of the year, it was two or three minutes faster than any other meet."

Cabrini had two female runners that participated in the invitational, Senior Andrea Dragone, and Sophomore Anh Nduyen.'Nduyen

The Lady Cavaliers wrapped up their season with a loss on Thursday Oct. 31 against Cedar Crest College. match and confidence going into next season. After the match, coach Tricia Arnold was disappointed, but told the team that it was stepping stone and not to dwell on it. Holland feels as though the Lady Cavs have only been improving and will only continue to get

better. The team is proud that they were able to keep pace with the number one team in the league.

"Beating Eastern is like a dream. They are a remarkable team, and to beat them would not only surprise them, but the whole league," Holland said. "We are a really young team, there are so many tal-

ented freshmen on this team as well upperclassman. Our time may not have been this year, but I guarantee it will come within the next couple of years," Holland said.

The Lady Cavs finished out its regular season with a loss to Cedar Crest on Thursday, Oct. 31.

Cross-country looks forward to next season

finished 39 out of the 71 runners with a time of 25:24.12, and

was held at the same place as the lnvitaionl that took place the week before. Smith said, "Last week was basically a warm-up, we get to run on the same course two weeks in a row to see what its like and try to better our time."

Tom O'Hora Head Coach

Dragone finished 52 out of 71 in 27:06.61.

Cabrini finished the season with the PAC championship which

Sophomore Mike Bittner finished 25 out of 41 in the PAC championship. He finished second out of the Cabrini men's runners with a time of 34:48.5 l. Bittner said, " It's been a tough year for us, we've been running all season without a full team." The men's team placed fourth overall in the championship.

Tom O'Hora who coaches both

the men's and women's teams, was not happy with the outcome of the season. O'Hora said, "This season was our worst season ever, we just ran into a slew of bad luck."

The coach and team members are excited for next season. Bittner said, "I am going to practice hard this summer. Next season we need to have a team that's willing to stick together." We are all determined to turn both teams around. We already have seen a great deal of interest from several good high school runners," O'Hora said.

KENDAll NEll./STAff PHOTOGRAl'HER Freshman Amanda White serves the ball against Eastern.

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''Thisseason was our worstseason ever, we just ran into a slew of bad luck"

PAC stats Oct. 30-Nov. 5

Field Hockey: No.6 Cabrini lost in the first round of the PACTournamentto no. 3 Misericordia 6-1 on Nov. 2. The Lady Cavs have ended their season sixth in the PAC.

Women's Soccer continued

NFL Scores: Week 9

Cross Country: PAC men's and women's cross country championshipwas hosted by Cabrini and lmmaculata at Belmont

on Nov. 2. The men's team finished fourth witb 104 points while the women's team did not compete in the team championship.

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THURSDAY

November 7, 2002

Vol.XLIX Number Ten

INSIDE:

•Player profile Heather Tu, page 13

• Cross-country ends season, page14